DPC News® (Direct Primary Care News & Resources)

Does This Relate to Direct Primary Care or Am I Going Bananas?

Posted on August 17, 2025August 17, 2025 by Douglas Farrago, MD

I like what I have seen from this guy so far. Yes, he has changed baseball, but this isn’t really

Can DPC Docs Trust Benefits Advisors?

Posted on August 16, 2025August 16, 2025 by Shane Purcell, MD

Can DPC docs trust benefits advisors? Certainly. Like docs, there are good ones and bad ones. As more employers look

Why Virtual Primary Care and Direct Primary Care Are Not the Same Thing

Posted on August 15, 2025August 15, 2025 by Jack Forbush, DO

A recent article³ claimed that “the benefits of DPC for most people most of the time are now available via

LinkedIn Healthcare “Leader” Discovers DPC But Doesn’t Know It

Posted on August 13, 2025August 13, 2025 by Douglas Farrago, MD

I came across this on LinkedIn and had to share. It was from Wayne Gillis, who has this byline: Healthcare

Do Membership Pauses Sink the Boat? Empathy versus Sustainability

Posted on August 12, 2025October 22, 2025 by x Former Writers x

Author: Landen Green, DO There’s a moment a DPC doc eventually faces — the one where your “human” brain and your

The $5 Trillion Question: Why Does Healthcare Cost So Much?

Posted on August 11, 2025August 10, 2025 by x Former Writers x

I saw this article in our local business journal: Blue Cross NC CEO: The $5 trillion question — Why does

Don’t Let Your Phone Ruin Your Life

Posted on August 10, 2025August 10, 2025 by Douglas Farrago, MD

Here is a quick tip this Sunday. Have an automatic message when you get a text or email that says

Ready or Not…GROW!!

Posted on August 9, 2025August 9, 2025 by Shane Purcell, MD

Are you ready to grow in 2026? Have you thought about it yet? The buzz from the DPC Summit and

Maybe, Just Maybe, Cigna Can Go F#ck Themselves

Posted on August 8, 2025August 8, 2025 by Douglas Farrago, MD

I saw this recently and was reminded of how corrupt our healthcare system is. If you are a FFS doctor,

Great News! Hospital Administrators Got a 41% Pay Raise!!

Posted on August 7, 2025August 7, 2025 by Douglas Farrago, MD

Atrium Health in North Carolina released its executive report, and thank goodness, the executives received massive raises. I was so

Don’t Worry, Be Lazy

Posted on August 6, 2025August 6, 2025 by Emily O'Rourke, MD

As humans, we are inherently lazy. Our ancestors were more likely to survive through stillness, by conserving energy and staying

National Direct Primary Care Day is less than 90 Days Away

Posted on August 5, 2025August 5, 2025 by Douglas Farrago, MD

We are almost there. In less than three months, we will be celebrating National Direct Primary Care (DPC) Day. Please

Three EHRs, One Table: A Snapshot of What Makes DPC Special

Posted on August 5, 2025August 5, 2025 by Angela Andrews, MD

As I was leaving the DPC Summit for the day, something caught my eye—and I had to do a double

Do All Guidelines and Medical “Studies” Relate to Direct Primary Care?

Posted on August 4, 2025August 4, 2025 by Douglas Farrago, MD

I am a believer that many of the medical studies done (if they are not fabricated), as well as the

A DPC Story For All

Posted on August 2, 2025August 2, 2025 by Shane Purcell, MD

Today, something new and exciting, a new book to share the DPC story. Good Care Feels Different is a short,

What You’re Missing By Doing Direct Primary Care

Posted on August 1, 2025August 1, 2025 by Douglas Farrago, MD

Here’s a new LEGO set for you. I used AI and put these items in it: Happy doctors? Nope. Realistic?

Abide Health: Local, Direct, Family Care in Louisville, Colorado

Posted on July 31, 2025July 31, 2025 by Debbie Farrago

Dr. Shaw Kuster’s dream had always been to practice broad scope family medicine – caring for infants, pregnant people, seniors,

Annual Reviews

Posted on July 30, 2025July 30, 2025 by Andrew Anderson, DO

For an employee in a traditional office, there will be a high-stakes interview, usually around the anniversary of their employment,

Fun things that happened in my DPC practice this week

Posted on July 29, 2025October 4, 2025 by x Former Writers x

Author: Sarah Zaheer, MD 1. I received a prior authorization for atorvastatin. When I called the pharmacy to clarify, they were just

Be a mentor; be a mentee.

Posted on July 28, 2025July 28, 2025 by Dan Swartz, MD

Farrago has been posting about how awesome the DPC Summit has been. He’s underselling. Full stop. When I started my